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Members of the Guatemalan Army remain on guard outside the electoral process operations center as a decision by Guatemala's highest court to suspend the official results of the presidential elections due to complaints of irregularities by right-wing parties casts doubt on the process and raises the alarm among the EU and OAS. IMAGES
The Chair of the 1922 Committee announces the results of the first round of voting for the Conservative leadership content. Bob Blackman, the chair of the committee, announces that staunch right-winger and former Home Secretary Priti Patel, is eliminated from the race. Receiving 28 votes and leading the race in this round of voting is former immigration minister Robert Jenrick. Also in the race are Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Mel Stride and Tom Tugendhat. Another round of voting will take place next week, eliminating one further candidate. SOUNDBITE
Venezuela's opposition gather in the streets of Caracas amid a political crisis sparked by a disputed election where both President Nicolas Maduro and his rivals have claimed victory. IMAGES
The President of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, submits the minutes of Venezuela's presidential election, in which President Nicolas Maduro was reelected, to the Supreme Court. IMAGES
Venezuela's electoral council, loyal to the regime, officially proclaimed President Nicolas Maduro the winner of elections whose results are rejected by the opposition and questioned internationally. The Venezuelan people, said Elvis Amoroso of the CNE electoral body, had re-elected Maduro by a majority to be president "for the period 2025-2031." IMAGES